Open-Weight Models as Public Goods

IntroductionIn October 2026, Meta released a large-scale model called "Muse Spark Open." The model card refers to this as an ...
Forbes

Thomas Sowell: You Can Only Really Redistribute Non-Rivalrous Goods, Not Money Or Wealth

Thomas Sowell makes an interesting point here. Prompted by Mark Perry, an old Thomas Sowell column makes the point that you can't really redistribute rivalrous goods like wealth. Well, OK, you can ...
The Economist

The serious, rivalrous business of Chinese barbecue

STEP ASIDE, Texas. The Chinese city of Qiqihar is laying claim to the global barbecue crown. Located in the country’s far north-east, it recently concluded a barbecue festival, inviting the world to ...